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en-usPenn State University Relationsnews@psu.edu (Penn State News)Sustainability Institute seeks public comment on University goal setting processhttp://news.psu.edu/story/343024/2015/02/02/impact/sustainability-institute-seeks-public-comment-university-goal-setting
The Sustainability Institute is seeking public comment on a report that proposes a new community and stakeholder engagement process for setting University-wide goals for sustainability, starting with energy.
http://news.psu.edu/story/343024/2015/02/02/impact/sustainability-institute-seeks-public-comment-university-goal-settingMon, 02 Feb 2015 08:19 -0500Penn State News - energyStakeholder assessment report on Penn State’s West Campus Steam Plan releasedhttp://news.psu.edu/story/322697/2014/08/12/campus-life/stakeholder-assessment-report-penn-state%E2%80%99s-west-campus-steam
In 2013, concern erupted and the decision was made to reroute a proposed natural gas pipeline, originally slated to go through State College’s Highlands Neighborhood, onto the University Park campus of Penn State to supply the West Campus Steam Plant with additional natural gas. At Penn State’s energy forum in September 2013, Denice Wardrop, director of Penn State’s Sustainability Institute, committed to conducting a stakeholder assessment about this process. The results of that assessment have been released and are available at sustainability.psu.edu.
http://news.psu.edu/story/322697/2014/08/12/campus-life/stakeholder-assessment-report-penn-state%E2%80%99s-west-campus-steamTue, 12 Aug 2014 15:21 -0400Penn State News - energyPenn State's GridSTAR Center hosts immersive leadership programhttp://news.psu.edu/story/319634/2014/06/30/academics/penn-states-gridstar-center-hosts-immersive-leadership-program
On May 19th a cadre of Penn State students began an Immersive Leadership Experience in Sustainable Energy and Business. This summer program combines hands-on coursework with internship experiences, and is hosted by GridSTAR Center, which is a smart grid educational and operational research center that is part of the Architectural Engineering Department at Penn State, located at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia.
http://news.psu.edu/story/319634/2014/06/30/academics/penn-states-gridstar-center-hosts-immersive-leadership-programMon, 30 Jun 2014 10:54 -0400Penn State News - energyProgram plays crucial role in preventing blackoutshttp://news.psu.edu/story/318504/2014/06/16/campus-life/program-plays-crucial-role-preventing-blackouts
This Thursday (June 19) from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Penn State will again test University Park’s capability to reduce its electricity load when called upon during national or regional power emergencies. University Park occupants are requested to turn off all unnecessary electrical consumption under individual control.
http://news.psu.edu/story/318504/2014/06/16/campus-life/program-plays-crucial-role-preventing-blackoutsMon, 16 Jun 2014 10:08 -0400Penn State News - energyPenn State students take top honor in Big 10 Campus Conservation Nationalshttp://news.psu.edu/story/315402/2014/05/12/academics/penn-state-students-take-top-honor-big-10-campus-conservation
This year, Penn State students participated in the Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) Big 10 Unplugged. The CCN is the largest electricity and water reduction competition program for colleges and universities in the world. This was the first year for the Big 10 Unplugged subcommittee of CCN. Penn State beat out Ohio State, Michigan State, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, University of Wisconsin – Madison, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for reduction of energy and in the poster competition.
http://news.psu.edu/story/315402/2014/05/12/academics/penn-state-students-take-top-honor-big-10-campus-conservationMon, 12 May 2014 10:28 -0400Penn State News - energyWinners announced in Penn State’s 20/20 Energy Challengehttp://news.psu.edu/story/315048/2014/05/07/campus-life/winners-announced-penn-state%E2%80%99s-2020-energy-challenge
Over 1,000 Penn Staters participated in 20/20 Energy Challenge, a two-week competition in April, in which faculty and staff practiced several positive energy saving habits, tracking them each day with a pledge sheet. In all, 26 teams from multiple campuses participated in the challenge. Four Green Teams won by engaging the highest number of non-Green Team participants. OPP’s Design and Construction team and the Penn State Shenango Green Team won the first place prizes.
http://news.psu.edu/story/315048/2014/05/07/campus-life/winners-announced-penn-state%E2%80%99s-2020-energy-challengeWed, 07 May 2014 13:27 -0400Penn State News - energyPenn State's clear vision for 20/20 Energy Challengehttp://news.psu.edu/story/309209/2014/03/25/campus-life/penn-states-clear-vision-2020-energy-challenge
Are you ready for Penn State’s 20/20 Energy Challenge? The challenge is open to all Penn State faculty and staff by simply contacting a Green Team for a pledge sheet. Small behavior changes, when performed collectively, can decrease Penn State’s environmental impact and help achieve a 20 percent reduction in overall energy usage over the next 10 years and a 35 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
http://news.psu.edu/story/309209/2014/03/25/campus-life/penn-states-clear-vision-2020-energy-challengeTue, 25 Mar 2014 16:12 -0400Penn State News - energyPenn State to host immersive sustainability leadership program at Navy Yardhttp://news.psu.edu/story/305860/2014/02/27/academics/penn-state-host-immersive-sustainability-leadership-program-navy
Penn State is offering a interdisciplinary, hands-on summer program for students, which is set to begin in May. This immersive leadership experience in sustainable energy and business will be held at the GridSTAR Center at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia through support provided by the Sustainability Institute.
http://news.psu.edu/story/305860/2014/02/27/academics/penn-state-host-immersive-sustainability-leadership-program-navyThu, 27 Feb 2014 10:32 -0500Penn State News - energyPenn State to host 'Our Energy Future' public meeting on Sept. 12http://news.psu.edu/story/286296/2013/09/05/campus-life/penn-state-host-our-energy-future-public-meeting-sept-12
Penn State will be hosting the informational public meeting “Our Energy Future” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Hetzel Union Building Auditorium on the University Park campus.
http://news.psu.edu/story/286296/2013/09/05/campus-life/penn-state-host-our-energy-future-public-meeting-sept-12Thu, 05 Sep 2013 08:19 -0400Penn State News - energyStudents to display solutions to real-world problems at April 25 showcasehttp://news.psu.edu/story/274166/2013/04/22/academics/students-display-solutions-real-world-problems-april-25-showcase
Students in the College of Engineering will display their capstone design projects at the Student Design Project Showcase from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on April 25 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
http://news.psu.edu/story/274166/2013/04/22/academics/students-display-solutions-real-world-problems-april-25-showcaseMon, 22 Apr 2013 15:54 -0400Penn State News - energyPenn State helps Philadelphia lead in energy innovationhttp://news.psu.edu/story/267808/2013/03/09/impact/penn-state-helps-philadelphia-lead-energy-innovation
The Philadelphia region is poised to become one of the nation's leaders in energy-efficient building stock, thanks to a partnership among city leaders, utility companies, private businesses and Penn State — to name just a few of the key players.
http://news.psu.edu/story/267808/2013/03/09/impact/penn-state-helps-philadelphia-lead-energy-innovationSat, 09 Mar 2013 12:45 -0500Penn State News - energyPenn State's new natural gas center to keep Pa. at forefront of industry http://news.psu.edu/story/267496/2013/03/06/impact/penn-states-new-natural-gas-center-keep-pa-forefront-industry
Bringing together one of the largest contingents of natural gas experts in the United States, Penn State has established an Institute for Natural Gas Research (INGaR), which is expected to provide much-needed study into this important form of energy.
http://news.psu.edu/story/267496/2013/03/06/impact/penn-states-new-natural-gas-center-keep-pa-forefront-industryWed, 06 Mar 2013 12:59 -0500Penn State News - energyNew guide promotes alternative fuel use by forest products industryhttp://news.psu.edu/story/142214/2013/02/06/impact/new-guide-promotes-alternative-fuel-use-forest-products-industry
Alternative fuel use by the wood products industry could reduce the industry's dependence on fossil fuels and decrease its emissions.
A new resource guide created by the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP), the Penn State College of Engineering, and the Mid-Atlantic Clean Energy Applications Center (MACEAC) promotes the use of one such alternative fuel: combined heat and power (CHP). CHP, also known as cogeneration, is the simultaneous production of electricity and heat from a single fuel source -- in this case, on-site waste products such as sawdust, wood shavings or bark.
http://news.psu.edu/story/142214/2013/02/06/impact/new-guide-promotes-alternative-fuel-use-forest-products-industryWed, 06 Feb 2013 14:48 -0500Penn State News - energyCONSOL Energy makes $25,000 gift to Penn State Fayettehttp://news.psu.edu/story/142516/2013/01/31/consol-energy-makes-25000-gift-penn-state-fayette
CONSOL Energy recently presented a gift of $25,000 to Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. The gift is part of CONSOL Energy's "Financial Aid to Education" initiative, which supports the campus' mining technology associate degree program. This program at Penn State Fayette offers students the education they need to fast-track into supervisory positions in mining production and maintenance.
http://news.psu.edu/story/142516/2013/01/31/consol-energy-makes-25000-gift-penn-state-fayetteThu, 31 Jan 2013 10:46 -0500Penn State News - energyCouple gives $2.5 million to endow chair in industrial engineeringhttp://news.psu.edu/story/142829/2013/01/24/couple-gives-25-million-endow-chair-industrial-engineering
An industrial engineering alumnus and his wife have made a $2.5 million gift to the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State for a faculty chair focused on energy and energy policy research.
"Energy and energy policy is one of the most important issues for our nation to address," said Paul Griffin, the Peter and Angela Dal Pezzo Department Head Chair. "Industrial engineering can play an important role in this area for users, providers and policymakers. This includes assisting organizations to use energy more efficiently, developing new decision-support technologies for energy providers for generation and distribution and helping inform energy policymakers of the true costs and risks of energy alternatives from a systems perspective. Having an endowed chair in this area will allow our department to leverage our existing strengths and establish a strong foundation that we can build from to better address energy challenges."
http://news.psu.edu/story/142829/2013/01/24/couple-gives-25-million-endow-chair-industrial-engineeringThu, 24 Jan 2013 13:04 -0500Penn State News - energy